The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services, according to the American Hospital...Read More »
CMS has issued a new proposed rule, which would mandate that patients be afforded the ability to appeal hospital reclassifications from inpatient to outpatient status.
The Leapfrog Group’s newest data shows that 85% of hospitals in the United States have reduced their healthcare acquired infection (HAI) rates since the previous review cycle.
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Patients diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism (PE) and COVID-19 maintained higher in-hospital mortality rates than those without COVID-19, according to MedPage Today.
Rana Prathap Padappayil, MBBS, of Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, presented the conclusions of a new...Read More »
